With the economy tanking, everyday Americans are having to abandon traditional holiday travel plans. Airfare is up 42% over last year and gasoline is up 12% making in person gift giving an impossibility for millions of Americans. People simply can’t afford to travel this year. In his traditional pre-Thanksgiving speech Wednesday, the President comforted those who would be spending the holidays alone rather than with family. In his speech, he advised, “you should do what I did when I was going through tough financial times. When I couldn’t make it home for the holidays, I’d go to K-Mart and ship my pants”